Ironically, an article by Beaver (2010) intended to decry the lack of censorship in gangsta rap actually demonstrates that companies allowing greater artistic freedom tend to succeed with greater longevity. According to Beaver, in spite of calls from communities to engage in censorship of violent or misogynistic lyrics, "the companies have basically ignored their critics and continued to market gangsta rap because for years it had been so highly profitable." (Beaver, p. 107) This shows the counterpoint to the current strategy toward safe streamlined music taken by the industry.

The result, in musician and documentarian Thurston Moore's opinion, is that for company's like arner, Sony and EMI, the sheer motives of profitability created a new era of obstruction for artists of a wide range of styles, talents and ambitions. The music industry of the 2000s would be substantially marked not just by a terrible downturn in economic viability but also by….

This is the kind of film that changes the international public's opinion in regard to Bollywoodian motion pictures.
hile Slumdog Millionaire essentially presents the central character as he undergoes a series of adventures filled with intense colors and feelings coming straight from the slums of Mumbai, most Bollywoodian films focus on concepts such as dancing, singing, and surreal stunts performed by characters that appear to have supernatural powers. These are the motion pictures that are generally associated with the Bollywood film environment.

In contrast to Slumdog Millionaire, Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island puts across elements characteristic to estern culture in general. The film relates to concepts such as the Second orld ar, Nazi prisoner camps, and American cultural values. It is basically the result of some of Hollywood's most renowned individuals and it manages to address an international public without actually focusing on the importance of the actors playing in it, as….

Shaft flashes a police badge to criminals in the first part of the movie, establishing his role as the "good" guy in the film, although he is from the same "underworld" as the rest of the black criminals in the movie. This film, as many others, show that the black hero, as Stainfield states can gain "dominion over the urban space of the street" which "holds out the promise of escape from the confinement of ghetto life" (284). This necessary escape for the black hero often leads to a betrayal of the criminals to the police. The criminality featured in these films emphasized the power and violence of "blackness," especially in the perspective of white directors, which entertained mainstream audiences at the time (Benshoff & Griffin, 89). Although fulfilling various fantasies about black culture and life in the inner city, the movies still upheld the moral beliefs and stereotypes….

The famous canvasses are omnipresent but usually left in the background, kept in Theo's salon or, strangely, subjected to repeated mutilation: smeared, thrown, smashed to demonstrate their (and the artist's) fragility. In the painting scenes, occasionally the image on the easel fails to match the landscape that Roth-as-van-Gogh is nominally depicting: in the first 1890 painting sequence, a row of trees disappears from the canvas in what appears to be either a gesture of either the artist's madness or the filmmaker's lack of interest.
Tellingly, the only real brushwork in the film is as background for the credits. Brushwork, of course, is where imagery -- the myth of the artist, the "vision" of subject matter -- meets the pragmatic realities of materials and technique. Altman captures the mud of materials and the marketplace alike, and provides a rich and allegorical subject, but I would have liked this film to have….

It gives a good idea about what the respondent feels and is thinking. (McNamara) Another major advantage of a qualitative research method is that it can be directed at a smaller group. For instance, in this project, there were only two girls interviewed. This sort of research method is thus more convenient and is also less expensive.
A disadvantage of a qualitative research method is that the data that is collected can only be applied to the participants that have been chosen for the research. Since this sort of research describes the behavior, thoughts and feelings of the participants, these assumptions cannot be applied to other groups or to a general population.

Method

The method that was employed in this research was only interviews. This method therefore allowed for the researcher to observe not only the response but the facial expressions and the body language of the girls who were giving the….

Bollywood has many recognizable elements of style; "The distinctive features of popular Hindi cinema -- song and dance, melodrama, lavish production values, emphasis upon stars and spectacle -- are common to films made in Southern industries as well," (Ganti 2004 p 3). There are many differences that create a discrepancy between the traditional Hollywood style and that seen in Hindi films. Bollywood films tend to add more emotion to the acting and plot lines. According to research, "Hindi filmmakers frequently describe Hollywood films as 'dry' or 'lacking in emotion,' and claim that in order to Indianize a film, one has to 'add emotions,'" (Ganti 2004 p 77). Stories with exaggerated emotions tend to be more popular in Indian culture, and then prove a good addition to a borrowed American plot line. Another traditional addition is an expansion in a narration. In this, Hollywood plotlines are lengthened to create a….

Hollywood!," by Dagoberto Gilb.
HOLLYWOOD!

Dagoberto Gilb is a Hispanic writer who grew up in Los Angeles, and now lives in Austin, Texas. He spent sixteen years working in construction carpentry before he began to write for a living. He wrote "Hollywood!" For a short story anthology, "Pieces of the Heart: New Chicano Fiction," which was published in 1993. He is a visiting faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, and has written many other short stories and books.

The central idea of this story is the family's trip to California, where it is "warm" even in the winter. It is the "promised land" to many, but this family does not experience all that the state has to offer. As the narrator says, the father is too "cheap," but says it is not the money. They sit on a beach eating sandwiches, when the wife really wants to go to….

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Abramowitz (2010) describes this phenomenon:

But she is considered by many in the business to be more of an outlier, an exception to the rule as a woman who's made her name largely directing men in action films such as "Point Break" and "Strange Days."

Most female directors have risen to power by directing (and often writing) films that appeal to women, whether or not that's their natural inclination.

In other words -- to be somewhat reductionist, but not necessarily therefore inaccurate -- Bigelow was recognized as a women director because she acted like a man and created a film that validated male experiences.

American culture is both sexist and androcentric. The male perspective is considered -- by both women and men -- to be normal, correct, proper. It does not seem in any way peculiar to us that women should want to see a movie about war, because we have been conditioned all….

One factor that does not seem to correlate as well as the above two is the number of weeks a picture spends in the top 60. The highest on our list was Ladies in Lavender who spent 22 weeks in the top 60 but grossed a paltry $6.6 million dollars. This could be due to the fact that it was only shown in 119 theaters as compared to a Harry Potter that was shown in over 3850 theaters throughout the country. In comparison, Harry Potter maintained a stay in the top 60 for only 13 weeks. If one were to state that Ladies in Lavender was a high-performance outlier then based on the fact that it was in the top 60 longer than any other film on our list, that would be correct. However, if success is being judged as to the amount of revenue being produced, then the high….

Stars are contradictory examples of how to be a person—an individual—in a modern society. Or, in the words of one Hollywood character, how to “be somebody”. Discuss this aspect of stardom in relation to ONE film studied in the unit. Introduction
The phenomenon of ‘stars’ comprises all elements of a celebrity the masses are familiar with. The image of actors or actresses doesn’t merely hinge on the movies they make; rather, their image is the sum total of movie and actor/ actress promotion events, public appearances, pin- ups, biographies, hand- outs from the production studio, media coverage of the private lives of stars, and media interviews. Additionally, their image stems from what society, especially criticizers and reporters report on them, and how their image is utilized in areas like pop culture, ads, fiction, etc. Lastly, their image is grounded in how they are included in daily speech coinage (BRAUDY 1989). The image….

(audry, the Apparatus: Metapsychological Approaches to the Impression of Reality in Cinema 707). audry explains that in reality, the spectator is actually convinced to assume this due to the effective application of the cinematic apparatus, thus enforcing a standardized spectatorial basis. Furthermore, audry later also mentioned that the cinematic apparatus and its ideological connotations created focus upon the ability of the cinema to symbolize the psychic desire of the spectator (audry, Ideological Effects of the asic Cinematographic Apparatus 45).
The works of Jean-Louis audry are echoed by the analysis conducted by Daniel Dayan. Developing on the suggestions of audry, Dayan wrote about the theory suggested by French psychoanalyst and writer Jacques Lacan that implicated that what runs on the screen, is a construction by the film itself, viewed by the spectator as an object of desire. This analysis suggested that these constructions appear to offer the spectator identification with an….

The factors that make one successful actor a “star” rather than just an actor who works frequently, is due to a mix of factors that have been widely discussed by journalists, social scientists, producers and a range of other experts. While every major star or celebrity is different, upon examination, they often possess a few qualities in common that greatly contribute to their star power. For example, a baseline quality that nearly every star possesses is that they are aesthetically pleasing with an attractive appearance. However, there are lots of actors and actresses living in Hollywood who are stunning but who have nowhere near a comparable level of fame or success. A more specific factor in creating a “star” would be more accurately expressed as having “watchability.” Hollywood has demonstrated that nearly every star in the history of cinema has possessed a visual and behavioral quality that is so engaging;….

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As Paddy Chayefsky writes in Network, "the world is a business." (Andrew Dominik echoes the sentiment in Killing Them Softly: "America's not a country, it's just a business. Now fucking pay me."). The blacklisting of writers classified as "Communists" was purely a business move on the part of the Hollywood industry -- just as the creation of the Hays Code following the scandalous trial of Fatty Arbuckle and other incidents was a move by the same industry to essentially ward off any unwelcome or hostile takeovers by foreign bodies (i.e., the federal government). In policing itself and throwing a few individuals under the bus, Hollywood could ensure that the movies would keep getting made and the money would keep rolling in. Ideologies, principles and noble ideals were not the underlying motives in any of this. They were simply the barking dogs that the industry had to respond to: and it….

Abstract
The Hollywood Cheating Scandal exposed what life is like on the other side of the tracks—the side where wealth and fame are used to buy a way into top-tier schools for trust fund kids.  The college admissions cheating scheme involved some big names across a range of industries:  actors, actresses, fashion moguls, Wall Street guys, real estate giants, doctors and many others were all implicated in the scheme along with Ivy League teachers, coaches, and test takers.  This article will discuss what happened, why, and what it means for America.

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One thing the patrol officers who responded first needed but did not have was small caliber rifles. If they had had this, they might have been able to accurately aim for the bank robbers' heads. Conceivably, this could have ended the incident sooner, by taking them out before they had a chance to take cover or escape the immediate bank area.

This incident especially demonstrates that unless we take care, criminals will sometimes have better weapons and better protection than our police officers. For instance, body armor must be periodically upgraded to match the firepower available to criminal elements in our society. New body armor has been developed that can stop bullets from assault rifles, and it is imperative that our police officers be equipped with them. In addition, patrol officers should be equipped with urban rifles, and receive the training to fire them accurately. Different weapons serve different purposes, and….

1. The Rise of TikTok: How a Short-form Video App is Revolutionizing the Entertainment Industry
2. The Impact of Streaming Services on Traditional Television and Film
3. The Influence of Social Media on Celebrity Culture
4. Gender Representation in Video Games: Breaking Stereotypes and Promoting Diversity
5. Virtual Reality Entertainment: Exploring the Future of Immersive Experiences
6. The Evolution of Memes: How Internet Humor is Shaping Pop Culture
7. The Role of Podcasts in Modern Media Consumption
8. Diversity and Inclusion in Hollywood: Progress and Challenges in Representation
9. The Power of Fandom: Examining the Passion and Influence of Fan Communities
10. The Intersection of Music and Social Justice:....

I. Introduction
A. Brief overview of the film "La La Land"
B. Thesis statement: "La La Land" is a cinematic masterpiece that explores themes of love, ambition, and following your dreams.

II. Love in "La La Land"
A. Relationship between Mia and Sebastian
B. Conflict between love and ambition
C. How love drives the characters to pursue their dreams

III. Ambition in "La La Land"
A. Sebastian's passion for jazz music
B. Mia's desire to become an actress
C. The sacrifices and challenges of pursuing ambitious goals

IV. Following Your Dreams in "La La Land"
A. The importance of staying true to oneself
....

The Enduring Legacy of Greek Mythology in Pop Culture and Literature

Greek mythology, a tapestry of epic tales, legendary heroes, and divine interventions, has left an enduring imprint on modern pop culture and literature. Its archetypal characters, timeless themes, and evocative imagery continue to inspire and shape artistic expressions across various mediums.

Characters as Archetypes:

Greek mythological figures have become archetypal representations of human traits and experiences. Achilles symbolizes the warrior's pride and vulnerability; Odysseus embodies the cunning strategist; and Aphrodite stands for the power and allure of love. These archetypes resonate with audiences of all ages, providing relatable and universally recognizable symbols.

Literary....

I. Introduction
A. Brief explanation of the concept of American culture
B. Thesis statement: American culture is a unique blend of diverse customs, traditions, and values that have shaped and influenced society for centuries.

II. Historical Background
A. Overview of the origins of American culture
B. Exploration of Native American influences
C. Discussion of European colonization and its impact on culture

III. Cultural Diversity
A. Examination of the melting pot theory and its role in American culture
B. Analysis of immigrant contributions and their effect on American identity
C. Discussion of multiculturalism and how it has shaped American culture

IV. Values and Beliefs
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